Omo valley tours offers unique local-led tribal and ethnic visits, exclusively exploring the Omo region in the south of Ethiopia. Danakil is also, officially, the hottest inhabited place in the world because, despite being such a hostile environment and territory,
Ethiopia has 19 endemic (all of which are possible on our Ethiopia birding tours) and many near-endemic bird species, which make it a particularly important destination for world birders. Many of these species occur in the unique Afro-alpine moorlands, where one can expect to find Spot-breasted Lapwing, Blue-winged Goose,
You will visit two UNESCO world heritage sites and enjoy Lake Tana and Blue. Gondar Known as the Camelot of Africa, and it was the 17th and 18th century capital city of Ethiopia. and visit the magnificent rock-hewn churches of Lalibela which are carved out of living volcanic tuff with super architectural skill that the world has never seen, yet elsewhere.
Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia call Christmas Genna/Gena or Ledet. Christmas celebrations in Lalibela begin on January 5th and continue until Christmas morning January 7th.
During Christmas celebrations you will seeing hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, monks and priests, you will joined the pilgrims in their candlelight vigil for their Christmas celebrations and prayer. The extraordinarily diverse country of Ethiopia is home to some of the last true tribal people in all of Africa and has become famous for its extraordinary tribal photography potential
Ethiopia is blessed with a peerless history being the only African country to have escaped European colonialism and kept most of its cultural identity. Explore Ethiopia’s historical routes like Lalibela, Axum, Gondar, Axum, Gelalha and Bahir Dar, Lake Tana Monasteries and more.
Ethiopia has 19 endemic (all of which are possible on our Ethiopia birding tours) and many near-endemic bird species, which make it a particularly important destination for world birder.
There is no other place in sub-Saharan Africa where one can enjoy great wildlife, landscape photography and combine it with extraordinary cultural experiences. Ethiopia has all of this and more: the awesome landscapes and wildlife of the Bale and Simien Mountains, the spectacular water birds of the Rift Valley lakes and the palaces of Gondar, home of many of Ethiopia’s kings and emperors
Danakil is a vast depression popularly known for being one of the most inhospitable places on Earth, an arid, unwelcoming land, among the planet’s most tectonically active areas, home to more than 30 dormant volcanoes, and one which is crazily active.
Moreover, with an average daily maximum temperature of over 41ºC and, in some areas, dropping to 125m below sea level, Danakil is also, officially, the hottest inhabited place in the world because, despite being such a hostile environment and territory, this depression has been continuously occupied by a distinct ethnic group for more than 2000 years.
Ethiopia’s immense cultural, paleontological and natural wealth is reflected in its tally of nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the most of any country in Africa. Eight of these nine sites are cultural, and one – the Simien Mountains National Park – is natural. Five other sites in Ethiopia are currently under consideration by UNESCO as […]
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Ethiopian Photography Tours
Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Ethiopian Photography Tours 